habsburg

During the Interwar Years, there were quite a number of attempts to restore the Habsburgs to their thrones in either/both Austria and Hungary. In the 20's Blessed Karl I of Austria and IV of Hungary personally tried to take over Hungary in the 20's. In the 30's Chancellor Engelbert Dolfuss took...

Philip II was the son of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. He was Charles V's only living legitimate son, as his father had only two living legitimate daughters, while his other sons died young (There's also John of Austria, but he was illegitimate). It was under Philip II...

Usually when I think about scenarios after a victory before 1711 of the Alliance in the War of the Spanish Succession that put Charles VI on the Hispanic throne I always look at it because it would have repercussions for Spain, but not for the HRE, so Today I would like to be different. Assuming...

I’m OTL, Phillip II of Spain and his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois had two daughters, Isabel Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela, but what if they were both sons (Named Philip and Ferdinand respectively)? I know Don Carlos’s death may be butterflied, but at the same time Philip didn’t exactly...

Duchess Mary "The Rich" of Burgundy was the daughter of Charles the Bold and Isabella of Bourbon. She married Archduke Maximilian of Austria, who became Holy Roman Emperor and had two surviving children with him: Philip 1, King of Castile and Margaret, Governor of the Netherlands. Mary died due...

I wonder if there is any way for A-H to survive as a dual monarchy after the defeat of the CP, especially Germany. Possible ATL I’ve considered: - Romania staying neutral - More sucessful Caporetto offensive knocking out Italy (white peace) in 1917 - Then separate peace with the entente in...

The Unification of Germany into the German Empire, dominated by Prussia with a federalist structure was announced on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France during the Franco Prussian War. It excluded Habsburg Austria. But what if Germany excluded both...

Charles II of Spain is, as many of you are aware, the poster child for Habsburg inbreeding. His infertility led to the devastating War of the Spanish Succession, in which France and Austria and their allies jockeyed for the division of the Spanish empire amongst themselves. But what if he had...

As the tin says, what if Maximilian Habsburg died in 1478 shortly after the birth of his son Philip? Obviously, Mary of Burgundy is going to remarry asap since she needs a powerful husband to help defend Burgundy from France but to whom? All of Edward IV’s brothers are married and his Woodville...

LA GASTONNADE ___________________________________________ What if Gaston d'Orléans become King of France ? “ Jamais règne ne fut plus doux, plus tranquille, ni plus heureux que l'a été le sien ; et, en vérité, de semblables princes devraient naître un peu plus souvent, ou ne point mourir...

I'm currently trying to explore a scenario inwhich Louis II of Hungary doesn't die at the Battle of Mohács. Putting aside the exact developments concerning Hungary itself, what I wish to discuss here is the potential butterflies West of the Leitha. This is sort of a sequel/reboot of my previous...

I'm currently trying to explore a scenario inwhich Louis II of Hungary doesn't die at the Battle of Mohács. Putting aside the exact developments concerning Hungary itself, what I wish to discuss here is the potential butterflies West of the Leitha. This is what I settled on so far: Margaret of...

The Wittelsbachs under Emperor Louis IV. Probably could absorb Austria and the other Habsburg territories. Supposedly this would make the Wittelsbachs a much more powerful dynasty and probable rivals to the Luxembourg dynasty in Bohemia and Hungary. As for policies we could see a Wittelsbach...

Charles VI being a claimant to the Spanish throne had a birthright to the Spanish Empire. In the end, he had to give up his dream of ruling the Spanish Empire. But what if Charles got New France as compensation of renouncing his claim to the Spanish throne? An Empire for an Empire. New France...

What if during the Revolution of 1848, the Frankfurt Parliament decides to offer the German Crown to the Emperor-King Franz Joseph with the understanding that only Austria and Bohemia would become part of the German state and the Habsburg's non-German lands would be reorganised in personal union...

This is a bit of a long winded one, but the idea came to me and I think it’s a really interesting one, so here we go: In otl, Philip of Bavaria, Duke of Palatine-Neuberg, tried to win Mary’s hand in marriage for some time, though he ultimately failed due to Mary’s reluctance and later Henry’s...

Coat of Arms and Image of Archduke Charles of Austria as Charles III of Spain Lore of the althistory "Victoria Austracista": In 1707, the Allies of Archduke Charles triumph in Jativa [Battle of Almansa OTL], maintaining control over the Kingdom of Aragon and that in the end, in the face of the...

Hapsburg Charles V ruled the Americas through Spain and the Holy Roman Empire through Austria but gave up Austria to his brother Ferdinand II because he became very ill at a young age and feared he wouldn't survive to his heir's adulthood. His son Phillip II succeeded him in Spain and married...

A strange situation of the Habsburg brothers, Charles V and Ferdinand I is that while Charles V and his wife Isabella of Portugal had only three surviving children, Ferdinand I and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary had thirteen children, all of whom reached adulthood, which what would happen if...

PoD is 1) Albert I of Habsburg being successful in taking the Counties of Holland and Zeeland for the Habsburgs following John of Hollands death as he planned IOTL and more importantly 2) his son Rudolph surviving as King of Bohemia. What happens next?